Springsteen Super Bowl Set List + Halftime Video

Hot on the heels of his new album (Working On A Dream), The Boss played the halftime show at Super Bowl XLIII and here’s what the 12 minute set list looked like:

Tenth Avenue Freezeout
Born to Run
Working on a Dream
Glory Days

As for finally making the decision to accept the gig at age 59, here’s what Bruce told Jon Pareles of the New York Times:

“It was sort of, well, if we don’t do it now, what are we waiting for?” he said. “I want to do it while I’m alive.” [NYTimes.com]

In the same article, Bruce also made a mea culpa regarding his recent decision to sell a new Greatest Hits package exclusively at Wal-Mart.

…Mr. Springsteen said the decision was made too hastily. “We were in the middle of doing a lot of things, it kind of came down and, really, we didn’t vet it the way we usually do,” he said. “We just dropped the ball on it.” Instead of offering the exclusive collection to Wal-Mart, “given its labor history, it was something that if we’d thought about it a little longer, we’d have done something different.” He added, “It was a mistake. Our batting average is usually very good, but we missed that one. Fans will call you on that stuff, as it should be.” [NYTimes.com]

For those who were more interested in the ads than the game (Steelers won 27-23), Hulu has all of the ads archived over here.